Steven Arroyo’s stylish 750 ml. off the Mission Street stop. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
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Before hopping on the Red Line, have an aperitif at Traxx in Union Station. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Philippe the Original is the historical home of the french dipped sandwich. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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The Original Pantry Cafe is a downtown after-hours classic. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Vermont‘s airy, open space, decorated for the holidays, draws an eclectic mix of Los Feliz locals. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
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The Pantages and Frolic Room are directly across the street from the Red Line’s Hollywood/Vine stop. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
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Your table is ready at the historic Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood. (Juliane Backmann / For The Times)
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The neon expanse of Universal Citywalk. (Bob Riha, Jr. / Associated Press)
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Mama Juana’s in Studio City rumbles with a salsa beat, offering dance lessons five nights a week. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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Waitress Becky Roscher shouts a greeting to visitors at North Hollywood‘s Tokyo Delve’s, a sushi bar that specializes in novelty weekend themes. (Brian Van Der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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The HMS Bounty is a throwback to ‘60s lounge culture in Koreatown. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
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Opus in Koreatown recently hired the former sous-chef from Blair’s in Silver Lake. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
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Opened just this year, the new Nokia Theatre complex lies off the Chick Hearn stop. (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)
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If you get off about halfway down the line at 103rd Street, you’ll be within walking distance of Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
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La Cantina del Cielo bar in the Breakers in Long Beach. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
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Barbecue shrimp at King’s Fish House. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
